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Topic Jesus Baptism And Temptations
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  • Combining Topic The Spirit Driveth Him Into The
    Wilderness.
  • Study Text Mark 14-13v(John 316v) (2nd Kings
    510-12v).

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Biblical Importance
  • Jesus was human and divine.
  • Jesus is the Door through which to enter into the
    Kingdom of Everlasting Life and Peace (John
    316v).   He also is the Door Keeper Himself.
  • Jesus was ushered into His own ministry through
    baptism and the temptations.
  • God sustained Jesus, His beloved Son, through the
    temptations of Satan.
  • Jesus authority was declared, both by human and
    divine voices, at the time of His baptism.
  • Youth and adults know how hard it is to resist
    temptation.
  • Youth and adults recognize that the consequences
    of yielding to temptation often include damage to
    physical health and interpersonal relationships.

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Divine
  • Meaning Heavenly, Godlike, or pertaining to God,
    the Supreme Being.
  • The Voice In The Wilderness
  • John the Baptist was recognized as the forerunner
    of the Messiah, whose coming was prophesied in
    Isaiah.
  • Forerunner means
  • A person who goes or is sent in advance to
    announce the coming of someone or something that
    follows, in this case Jesus the Messiah.

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The Forerunner Of The Servant1-1
  • John the Baptist was born just a few months
    before Christ. Johns mother name is Elizabeth,
    and his father name is Zachariah, who was a
    temple priest.
  • The description given in the Scripture suggests
    that John the Baptist was a Nazirite, like Samson
    and Samuel in the Old Testament.
  • The word was used to indicate someone who was
    separated from the general population and
    consecrated to God. The word Nazirite also means
    a person who had taken certain strict religious
    vows.
  • These men of radical faith never drank wine and
    never cut their hair.

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The Forerunner Of The Servant 1-2
  • John seemed even more radical than most. He wore
    camels hair, a coarse and tough hide that would
    have abraded the skin. He ate locusts, which were
    the cockroaches of the ancient world, and honey,
    which involved challenging a hive of bees. John
    the Baptist was living in conditions most of us
    would find intensely uncomfortable living
    conditions.
  • John was not a man of leisure and materialism,
    like most Americans today. He was a prophet, a
    truth teller, who called the people including
    religious leaders to repentance.
  • The baptism of John by water was for repentance,
    a symbolic washing away of sin. This symbolic
    washing away of sin also represents the coming of
    Jesus Christ the Messiah, One of whom would very
    soon come after John the Baptist baptizing with
    fire, (Holy Spirit).

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The Forerunner Of The Servant 1-3
  • Without the modern convenience of a baptistery or
    swimming pool, John administered his baptism in
    the polluted Jordan River (2nd Kings 510-12v).
    The people didnt seem to mind. They flocked to
    John in droves to hear him preach and be Baptized
    by him.
  • John didnt allow his popularity to go to his
    head. He had a clear understanding of who he was.
    He was a messenger, an opening act for the main
    attraction. The real star, Jesus Christ, had yet
    to appear on the horizon.
  • John said he was not even worthy to loosen the
    strap of Jesus shoe, identifying Jesus as the
    main attraction. The streets was commonly shared
    by animals and people, were not clean, and the
    sandals people wore did not prevent their feet
    from becoming very soiled at times.

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The Baptism Of The Servant1-1
  • Just like His ancestors forefathers, Jesus was
    the most unlikely. He was a country boy , Jesus
    is Gods glory, the mine of God. In other words,
    He was the prime example of God using the common
    to do the uncommon, the foolish to confound the
    wise, the expected to do the unexpected.
  • John in realizing exactly who his cousin Jesus
    was, Johns sense of unworthiness and reluctance
    to baptize the One he recognized as the Messiah,
    and also Jesus own motives for being baptized.
    Other words, John felt that he was not worthy to
    Baptist Jesus, but Jesus told John to suffer it
    to be so for now that they would fulfill the
    scriptures.
  • John baptizing Jesus wasnt for repentance from
    sin, because Jesus was without sin, but it served
    to show us the example we are to follow.

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The Baptism Of The Servant 1-2
  • Jesus was born under the Law, and He obeyed every
    part of it. Still, Jesus baptism was a turning
    point in His life. Thats what repentance means
    to turn around. In a very real sense, Jesus
    baptism occurred at a crossroad in His life. He
    needed to choose His direction to leave His
    earthly fathers business of carpentry to partner
    in His heavenly Fathers kingdom business.
  • Jesus had known He was sent to fulfill a great
    purpose, and when He heard His Father say, Its
    time, He began to follow Him all the more
    earnestly and purposefully. 
  • Having made that choice, Jesus heard a voice from
    heaven. It was a voice of benediction, a divine
    blessing and ordination. God the Father was
    pleased beyond measure that Jesus, the Beloved
    One, was accepting His call and stepping out in
    obedience.

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The Baptism Of The Servant 1-3
  • God was also recognizing Jesus as His Son and
    Anointed One, acknowledging Him before the
    witnesses gathered there that day and
    commissioning Him to take on the ministry of the
    Gospel. God was one proud Father, and He wanted
    the would to know, Hey, this is My Beloved Son!

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The Temptation Of The Servant1-1
  • Again, a fuller record of this period in Jesus
    life can be found in Matthew 41-11v and Luke
    41-13v. All three Gospels agree on the timing of
    the temptations directly after Jesus baptism.
  • The Gospels also affirm it was the Spirit who led
    Jesus into the wilderness. However, where Matthew
    and Luke record the Spirit drove Him, a far
    more aggressive and less comforting image. In
    each Gospel account, however the expression
    implies a sense of urgency and impulse without
    violence on the part of the Lord, by which Jesus
    was compelled to leave society for 40 days.
  • The 40 days Jesus spent in the desert was
    reminiscent of Israels 40 years in the
    wilderness. The Israelites were wandering because
    of their own lack of faith. They were led by
    Gods presence in a pillar of fire and smoke and
    fed by God with quail and manna from heaven. When
    they grew thirsty, water flowed from a rock.

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The Temptation Of The Servant 1-2
  • Jesus was alone for 40 days, no food, and no
    water. In fact, except for the angels and the
    wild animals, which would have been more
    threatening than comforting, mentioned by (Mark
    verse 12), the only one who bore Jesus company
    was His enemy.
  • The devil was there to test and tempt Jesus,
    pushing every button of human weakness hunger,
    power, pride, and a desire for security. Luke and
    Matthew clarify that only after the devil
    retreated in defeat did the angels come and
    minister to Jesus in His time of need.
  • It was for our sake Jesus stayed close to His
    Father. If it was important for Jesus to remain
    close to the Father, how much more should that be
    true of us? If we are to follow Jesus supreme
    example, what can we take from Jesus baptism and
    temptation to help us in our own walk of faith?

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The Temptation Of The Servant 1-3
  • The temptation of Jesus serves as a daily
    inspiration for Christians to find strength in
    the power of the Lord. Because Jesus remained
    faithful to God for 40 days with non-stop
    temptation all around Him, we can do our best to
    avoid temptation even if others dont think its
    the cool thing to do.
  • The closer we get to God, the more we can expect
    the enemy to attack us, because He knows God
    gives us the power to be effective for Him.
  • Jesus having been ordained and blessed with
    divine recognition and approval, and then driven
    into isolation to wrestle alone with His human
    weaknesses, Jesus took up where John the Baptist
    had left off, preaching a baptism of repentance
    and calling all who would to take up their
    crosses and Follow Me.

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Time For Questions, To Test Your ability of how
well you understanding the lesson. 1-1
  • 1. The forerunner of the Messiah, the bible
    describes him as the voice of one crying in the
    wilderness, whats the name of this person?
  • (John the Baptist)
  • 2. John came baptizing in the wilderness doing
    what?
  • John came baptizing in the wilderness and
    preaching a baptism of repentance for the
    remission of sins.
  • 3. Why did God send John His messenger for the
    people before Jesus?
  • God sent His messenger John the Baptist to
    prepare the people for the way of the Lord.
  • 4. Describe John and the clothes that he wore?
  • John was clothed with camels hair and with a
    leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts
    and wild honey.

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Time For Questions, To Test Your ability of how
well you understanding the lesson 1-2
  • 5. What does forerunner means?
  • A person who goes or is sent in advance to
    announce the coming of someone or something that
    follows, in this case Jesus the Messiah.
  • 6. John in which river baptized Jesus?
  • John in the Jordan River baptized Jesus.
  • 7. What did Jesus see after immediately, coming
    up from the water?
  • Jesus saw the heavens parting and the Spirit
    descending upon Him like a dove.
  • 8. Who Voice did Jesus here?
  • Jesus heard the Voice of His Father came from
    heaven, You are My beloved Son, in whom I am
    well pleased.

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Time For Questions, To Test Your ability of how
well you understanding the lesson 1-3
  • 9. What did Jesus do immediately after He heard
    the Voice of His Father?
  • Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the
    wilderness.
  • 10. Jesus was there in the wilderness how many
    days, and tempted by whom?
  • Jesus was there in the wilderness forty days,
    tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts
    and the angels ministered to Him.

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End Of Presentation
  • Topic Jesus Baptism And Temptations
  • Combining Topic The Spirit Driveth Him Into The
    Wilderness.
  • Study Text Mark 14-13v(John 316v) (2nd Kings
    510-12v).
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